S.E. Hinton - Hawkes Harbor

Wow, I hate to give away anything but this is the oddest vampire story I've ever read. but good! the ocean tramp travel and friendship and storytelling kell & jamie at the beginning was good, and would have even been good enough for a novel, but then hawkes harbor, and weirdness, and vampire - and then not, and IRA and death and redemption, the end tho happy is still sad. a 7. interesting, excellent character. the setting running from the 50's to the 80's is slightly dated, but doesn't really matter. finding your place, and being happy in it.

Kim Harrison - Hollows series

Harrison, Kim. Dead Witch Walking. R.20060529, reread 200709
Harrison, Kim. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead. R.20060530, reread 200709
Excellent series very reminiscent of Hamilton's Anita Blake but without feeling like a knock-off. interesting characters, stumbles a bit on the 1st book, throws a lot of stuff in all at once, but once you get the setting and background the story flows smoothly. Witches, vampires, werewolves, pixies and elves oh my... magic as a college course, demonology, dark books, vampire mobsters. Sexy main characters, tough, 'runners' sort of bounty hunters/detectives. excellent settings, such as their home/office/church. a 9.
Harrison, Kim. Every Which Way But Dead. R.20060531, Reread 20070927. #3 in the series. drifting toward Hamilton much more sex in this one, but not over done yet. Ceri appears, more to do with Trent & her father, much more with Big Al. set in an alternate present where creatures have come 'out'. very similar to Laurel K. Hamilton, but unique enough to be it's own thing.
If you like this try Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake. Charlaine Harris. Kelley Armstrong. Robin Mckinley - Sunshine. Nancy Collins - Sonja Blue. Carrie Vaughn.

Mario Acevedo

Acevedo, Mario. The Nymphos of Rocky Flats. R. 20060919. TPB. Interesting vampire story, Gulf war syndrome a cover for vampirism, UFO's, Roswell, vampire hunters, Nymphomaniacs, Red uranium, death and murder, and redemption. dryads, and potions, and turning people to frogs! Secret vampire organization. a Mexican-American vampire P.I. investigating the nymphos, secret DOE compound. then the weirdness starts. pretty good adventure. a 6.


Mario Acevedo - X-Rated Bloodsuckers, sequel to Nymphos. R. 200801? TPB. It has the elements of the original, but not the angst, and unfortunately not the level of sarcastic humour. The ideas are there, but the humour just didn't come across as well. Still fun, and a good adventure, set in the valley this time, with vampires and porn stars and evangelists, but not quite as good as the first. a 5.

Nancy Collins - Sonja Blue

Collins, Nancy. Sonja Blue 1 Sunglasses after Dark. VERY GOOD VAMPIRE BOOK, COLLINS WAS WRITING THE COMIC SWAMP THING FOR A WHILE AFTER THIS BOOK, HER RUN ON THE TITLE HAS JUST FINISHED. THIS IS REAL GOOD, THE VAMPIRIS IS DIFFERENT AND WELL DONE. AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN ANNE RICE. SCARY. A 10
Collins, Nancy. Sonja Blue 2 In the Blood
Collins, Nancy. Sonja Blue 3 Paint it Black
Collins, Nancy. Midnight Blue Sonja Blue 1-3 Sunglasses after Dark; In the Blood; Paint it Black. R.k. HB, BCE. one of the best vampire series ever. better than the later Anne Rice, certainly better than interview, at least as good as Lestat & Queen. a 9 or 10. good as Hamilton's earler stuff, if a bit less well known.
If you like this try Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake. Charlaine Harris. Kelley Armstrong. Robin Mckinley - Sunshine. Kim Harrison. Carrie Vaughn.